Shoppang

Wow. Really, I don't care who you are, shopping is tiring. I went to Rural King, Walmart, and the feed store all in like, three hours. But seriously, that's a lot of driving, and I was pretty bored.

I will warn you now. I am not feeling very creative.. So as usual, this post may be pretty boring.

Today is dad's birthday. And I would be all excited about that, but he is THE hardest person to buy anything for. I mean, he doesn't want anything he doesn't need, and doesn't need anything in general. So seriously, no lie, I bought him some rubber bungee cords. Loving, I know.. But unless someone has a better idea-

So I was pretty bored earlier, so I googled a bunch of barn pics. So here's some inspiration!

Well, I suppose that's all for now!

Birthday-Election-Moving-Ditz

Yeah, I know. The title sucks... But I am truly too tired to think of something funny or original.

Today I voted. I really don't like voting... The people that stand outside and say "Vote for ____". All cornering you like in a bad horror movie until you get inside the building. Then for what? So some dude or dudette can claim their throne as a wanna be God? Well, that's my opinion anyway. Yes, I know we're lucky to be able to vote and all that, but seriously. Like it really matters, they're all slime balls in the end.

Well, something more upbeat.. Tomorrow is my dad's birthday! I wont say how old he is turning, mainly because I can't count that high... And the thing that made my day was: We went for dinner at Casa Del Sol in Nashville. So we were checking out. And dad was fumbling with the receipt and cash in his hand to pull the receipt out. And the chick who was checking us out was like "Wait, you're confusing me". I mean COME ON. What was there to be confused about?! He was separating the receipt from the money.. I mean, I was in shock. What. An. Idiot.

This is actually turning out to be quite a productive post. Mainly venting anger and frustration :) .

I am quite exhausted. This afternoon we helped a friend move her miniature business about 20 miles. Her daughter and I got to do loads and loads of junk to her new place. I am incredibly tired, and plan on promptly going to the basement to watch some Heroes following this session.

Okay. Session ended.

My co-workers

These are my buddies. They're Icelandic's (Except for Loreen, she's a Fjord). And I get paid to ride, groom feed, train them.. And pick of their poop... Ugh

No such luck

Oh. My. Gosh. Eleanor is soooo smart! We worked on basically everything (Picking up feet, swinging rope all over the place, lowering head, leading, giving into pressure.). And she was amazing! And so calm! When stuff ever does spook her, she doesn't do much of anything. I hope she stays like that. That'd be amazing!

So Monday, I got to ride one of Jo's Icelandics. It was really cool! Very different. And she only ride's english, so I'll get plenty of practice!

Wow, for some reason I'm really not in the writing mood. Hmm... Well, that might have something to do with the fact that I'm watching Heroe's while on the internet :) I guess I will say that tonight is the first night of horse sitting Jo's ponies! I'm gonna try to remember to take the camera. Oh well, TTYL!

My weekend

 This weekend, dad went to a beekeeping conference. And won Beekeeper of the Year for 2010! Woot!

 So we've been working on our camper. (Mom gave us her first camper cause it's a pain) So these paint samples are the theme we're going for. Mainly, random.

We were pretty bored just cutting out pictures. So we started playing Imagine If :)

So this week will consist of working, working with horses. And really, that's all for now!

Pink

 

So yesterday... This awesomely, fantabulistic, amazingly cool, PINK newspaper was by our mailbox :) I mean, no, i'm not pink obsessed or anything. But this ROCKS! 

 

This ^^^ is sad :( I accidentally left it in my truck, in the sun, while I was in the library. In case it is un recognizable.. It's a kit-kat . Well, it was.

So this morning I went to Katrinas and worked with little miss thaanng. (Eleanor). We got her leading around the pen. Then we took her away from her little love herd, into the round pen. There we started to teach her to ground drive! We started with me leading her like normal, with katrina behind her wiggling the whip so she would get used to sounds and such. Then gradually I moved back to her shoulder, then to her hip, until we were baiscally lunging her at a walk, from her hip! Now, for a horse that has hardly been handled.. This was a huge deal!

Next we worked on.. standing on one side, swinging the rope over her neck and have it so it would loop around her hocks, then step back so she would have to swing around and face me. 

Then Katrina worked with her feet. Eleanor has issues balancing on three feet. So when you go to pick one up. She just puts all her 500 pounds into that one foot.

Well, that was quite a bit!

Also, we worked with Georgia some more. I got to ground drive her again, which was much easier now that I kinda have some sort of idea what I should be doing! Then after some other stuff, Katrina threw me up on her bareback and she led me around. Then Gave me the two lead ropes so I could steer, and she walked beside us. Basically we went from ground driving to riding. Which worked really well.. Surprisingly!

Well, now that I filled this post with nothing a normal person would be interested in.. I'm off! TTFN!

NaBloPoMo

No. It's not JUST gibberish. It is actually some twisted around acronym for National Blog Posting Month. Now, it's not a special month or anything, and it doesn't have a ribbon. But you can go on the website @ www.nablopomo.com . Booya little miss NaNoWriMo! :) This is totally more my speed. So I guess we'll see what happens come this November!